Monday 28 April 2008

A planetary smashing time

A report in the New Scientists provides further problems for potential life harbouring planets around other stars.

Not only do they have to be in the habitable zone aroung a friendly star, this article highlighta the potential perils of being in a system that is even slightly unstable

Growing Plants on the Moon

This article on the BBC shows that with a little added bacteria, Moon dust could be a bonanza for any potential Lunar Farmer.

My brother argued with me that to set up any self sustaining biosphere on the moon you would have to import enough soil from Earth to cover Bristol. Well maybe not.

Also mentioned here is Moon First, a concept I wasn't aware of before.